A Hole in One: IDS Scheer and MacGregor Golf Complete Go-Live Implementation of ARIS SmartPath for Durable Goods

Business Wire, Feb 7, 2007

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. -- IDS Scheer, the leading provider of solutions for business process excellence, today announced at ARIS ProcessWorld 2007 the completion of a project go-live in the discrete manufacturing industry with MacGregor Golf, a leading designer and manufacturer of golf equipment. The initial implementation began on May 15, 2006 at MacGregor Golf's Albany, GA office and went live on December 1, 2006. The solution will also be rolled out to the company's offices in Japan and the United Kingdom.

"MacGregor Golf is one of the oldest golf companies in the world with 109 years of tradition, innovation and product excellence. With ARIS SmartPath for Durable Goods deployed, we are now in position to better server our customers and realize business process efficiencies," said Jay Verenakis, Chief Information Officer.

Utilizing IDS Scheer's ARIS SmartPath for Durable Goods solution, MacGregor Golf (www.macgregorgolf.com) has improved its customer order entry system and begun to take advantage of lean manufacturing practices. ARIS SmartPath for Durable Goods, based on the SAP[TM] All-in-One Solution, addresses industry-specific processes, such as forecasting, demand management, product development, sales opportunity tracking, and reporting functionality in a consumer goods environment.

"We are pleased to announce a very successful business process improvement initiative based on our ARIS SmartPath solution with MacGregor Golf," said Dr. Mathias Kirchmer, Chief Innovation & Marketing Officer, IDS Scheer Group. "Our industry-specific ARIS SmartPath solution, which combines ARIS reference models, consulting services and SAP software, plays a key role in process optimization, particularly those processes related to manufacturing, at MacGregor Golf."

About IDS Scheer

With the ARIS Platform, IDS Scheer is the leading provider of solutions for business process excellence. The company's ARIS-based solutions offer a complete portfolio of software, services and methods to address all phases of the business process lifecycle: strategy, design, implementation, controlling, documentation, and continuous improvement. From small/medium enterprises to Global 1000 organizations, IDS Scheer helps companies optimize their investments in Business Process Management (BPM), Enterprise Architecture (EA), Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Corporate Performance Management (CPM), and Compliance Management. As a Global SAP Service Partner and strategic SAP development partner, IDS Scheer has unmatched domain expertise in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and SAP NetWeaver. With more than 2,500 employees worldwide and 6,000-plus customers in over 70 countries, IDS Scheer's 2005 revenues reached $386.4 million USD/318 million Euros. IDS Scheer was established in 1984 by August-Wilhelm Scheer, widely recognized as a founding father of Business Process Management.

For more information on IDS Scheer in the Americas, visit http://www.ids-scheer.com/us.> Copyright [c] 2007 IDS Scheer All rights reserved.

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